Unexplained Crash to desktop

[Fidcal]

After a session editing St.Lucia I closed DR without problem but next time it just kept crashing on launch. I've now restored by accepting defaults but kept copies of my configs and also the log. Just wondering what I can retrieve from my configs. Guess I'll try restoring one file at a time.

 

Here are the last few lines of the log...

 

=> Module ReferenceCache initialised.
Initialising module: SoundManager
SoundManager::initialiseModule called

[Fidcal]

Actually I can't see that I've lost any config. My child window postions are still there, my hot keys, even my filters. So I'm not sure what defaults it's restored.

[greebo]

Have you tried deleting the .darkradiant file? It has caused problems in the past.

[Fidcal]

I've only known that to cause a problem when loading a map either auto or manually. By default I start DR without a map - have done for a long time. To be honest I now prefer it without auto starting my last map.

[greebo]

I can only guess what's wrong - in case you're stuck all I can offer is to have a look at your files (send me the .xml files in your "Documents and Settings" folder plus the exact map (including .darkradiant file) plus the exact version of DarkRadiant you're using.

[Springheel]

I've been using DR (finally) without incident the past few days, but suddenly today when I try to load it I get a Runtime error. Each time it is during the Initialising module: SoundManager phase.

 

Have you tried deleting the .darkradiant file? It has caused problems in the past.

 

Where would I find this?

 

edit: Oh, the map files? Ok, tried deleting them, but same problem. I get the error below every time:

 

When I try to start with the renaming user.xml option, I get a "DarkRadiant.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." error.

 

edit: More troubling, even when I uninstall and then reinstall DR, I get the same problem. Yet yesterday it worked fine.

[Komag]

since you say you are "finally" using DR, maybe you don't know about the other folder it installs which you might want to delete for a fresh install? For XP it's "Document and Settings\Owner\Application Data\DarkRadiant".

 

Just delete that folder after you uninstall DR, then when you install DR again it will make the folder again (and you'll just have to reset your favourite options, colors, etc)

[Springheel]

Thanks, I'll give that a try tomorrow.

[AluminumHaste]

Fuck this just started for me now, for no reason whatsoever, all I did was an SVN update for Darkmod and now I get that crash it's the wrap_oal.dll that's causing problems it seems.

I reinstalled OpenAL but that didn't help and it crashes everytime when loading the sound manager

[SneaksieDave]

Hm. Mine doesn't crash, but I haven't updated since about 13 hours ago, I figure.

 

Paging Dr. Greebo...

[greebo]

File it on the bugtracker and I'll look into it, but it sounds like some soundshader stuff might cause DarkRadiant to barf all over.

 

edit: doesn't crash on my end. Can somebody zip up the .sndshd files on his system and attach the zip file to the bug report?

[Komag]

I've SVN'd earlier today and my DR runs fine right now.

 

I'm SVN'ing right now, will see if it breaks anything...

 

OUCH, now it crashes! luckily I saved the SVN update, here is what changed for me:

Updated: C:\Games\doom3\darkmod\sound\tdm_sfx_impact.sndshd  
Updated: C:\Games\doom3\darkmod\def\tdm_healing.def  
Updated: C:\Games\doom3\darkmod\def\tdm_moveable_kitchen.def  
Added: C:\Games\doom3\darkmod\materials\tdm_moveable_kitchen_utensils.def  
Completed: At revision: 6951

 

So it's got to be one of those four files!

[greebo]

Ok, please make a ZIP copy of the .sndshd files to freeze this state.

[AluminumHaste]

Okay I can confirm it's the tdm_sfx_impact.sndshd file, I renamed it and DarkRadiant loaded fine. So something is wrong in this file I'll take a look at it.

 

EDIT and I backed it up to save the state

[AluminumHaste]

Tracked: http://bugs.angua.at/view.php?id=1454

[AluminumHaste]

LOL found the problem the soundshader is missing the closing bracket on the last shader statement

 

tdm_impact_small_hard_object
{
description "Made by comp-music"
no_dups
volume -12

sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_01.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_02.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_03.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_04.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_05.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_06.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_07.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_08.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_09.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_10.ogg
sound/sfx/movement/footsteps/climb_ladder_metal_solid_11.ogg

 

I added the "}" and DR opened fine.

[AluminumHaste]

I didn't know I could commit to the SVN repository, I uploaded the corrected version of the file, do an update and that should fix it.

[greebo]

Thanks for the report and the offending file, DarkRadiant should never crash when parsing the def files, so this bug will have to be fixed some time.

[Komag]

I was about to do it, but now I guess you don't need that zip attached anymore then